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shadowscotland

shadowscotland

shadowscotland

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Well I've discovered the joys of remote Desktop Web Connections and via this I've loaded WinSMP onto our server here. Twin 2.4 Xeons (prestonia)

Now I've never been able to load any core on the server direct. - I've run standard clients that have been up/downloaded from my workstation (see sticky) but that's all.

So I thought just maybe I'd try via RDWC, what with Cob parping me and all ;)
So I download a new copy of the instation file onto a network drive.
Open RDWC and log onto the server.
run the file - and it installs WinSMP on servers local drive.
do the install.bat bit with the double password
Cut and paste the looping batch file (editing it to new path)
and it downloads the core and a WU and starts crunching. Result!

but most bizare it's got all my -config details without me entering them :confused:

Edit: I should put, that I access the server via http://server name/tsweb/***.htm
 
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Let me know if it makes the deadlines. I have one of those but didn't use it because I assumed it wouldn't (and it's too loud to run during the summer anyway).
 
80 hours/WU then. I'll consider it, but I'm liking the lower bills (and less noise) I'm getting from not running that PC, so will have to think about that.
 
80 hours a WU??

Why bother? Assuming you got a 1760 point WU, you'd get only 520PPD if you ran it 24/7. The extra noise, heat etc seem hardly worth it.
 
I agree, though for a work system with someone else dealing with the bills, probably not a problem. Mine's at home and even at 10% of daily output I'm not convinced, though I may wind it up for a week or two to slow down some impending stomps.
 
Running up your work's bills, wearing out their equipment and wasting electrickery is not worth 520PPD.

My brother's 3700+ could knock out more point than that.
 
OK, maybe not right now, but the fact it could get anywhere close with far less effort, energy and noise suggests what shadow is doing is a waste of time!
 
Exactly - and given the age of the prestonia CPUs, who really cares if it ends up murdering them - especially if the box is normally on anyway. :)
 
errrm, thanks for the input guys :p

I'll be stopping crunching on the beast tomorrow having completed it's one and (probably) only smp unit. SB has the truth of it, not worth the lecky or the greif of it dieing :rolleyes:
 
Ahh takes me back, best server I ever crunched on was when I was burning in a newly built Quad dual core opteron box that was going to be a standby Oracle server.

OOh
quad_bios.jpg
 
Intresting log file - looks like my xeon didn't make the deadline (I stoped it crunching durring office hours as file access time were slower then normal and I was getting complaints - our working files range from 1-20MB) but I still was given the points :D

Code: 
--- Opening Log file [September 25 16:38:48] 


# SMP Client ##################################################################
###############################################################################

                       Folding@Home Client Version 5.91beta4

                          http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Launch directory: C:\Program Files\Canon\F@H
Executable: C:\Program Files\Canon\F@H\fah.exe
Arguments: -oneunit -verbosity 9 -local 

[16:38:48] - Ask before connecting: No
[16:38:48] - Use IE connection settings: Yes
[16:38:48] - User name: lemonman (Team 10)
[16:38:48] - User ID: 58E35C6B5FC23754
[16:38:48] - Machine ID: 8
[16:38:48] 
[16:38:49] Loaded queue successfully.
[16:38:49] 
[16:38:49] - Autosending finished units...
[16:38:49] Trying to send all finished work units
[16:38:49] + Processing work unit
[16:38:49] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe
[16:38:49] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[16:38:49] - Autosend completed
[16:38:49] Core found.
[16:38:49] Working on Unit 01 [September 25 16:38:49]
[16:38:49] + Working ...
[16:38:49] - Calling 'mpiexec -channel auto -np 4 FahCore_a1.exe -dir work/ -suffix 01 -checkpoint 15 -verbose -lifeline 6928 -version 591'

[16:38:50] 
[16:38:50] *------------------------------*
[16:38:50] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[16:38:50] Version 1.74 (March 10, 2007)
[16:38:50] 
[16:38:50] Preparing to commence simulation
[16:38:50] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[16:39:07] - Looking at optimizations...
[16:39:07] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[16:39:07] Examination of work files indicates 8 consecutive improper terminations of core.
[16:39:19] - Expanded 2425751 -> 12854153 (decompressed 529.9 percent)
[16:39:20] 
[16:39:20] Project: 2651 (Run 0, Clone 350, Gen 47)
[16:39:20] 
[16:39:25] Entering M.D.
[16:39:32] Calling FAH init
[16:39:35] Read topology
[16:39:35] (Starting from checkpoint)
[16:39:35] Read checkpoint
[16:39:36] 0 steps  (90 percent)
[16:39:36] PC
[16:39:36] Writing local files
[16:39:36] Completed 450000 out of 500000 steps  (90 percent)
[16:39:39] Extra SSE boost OK.
[16:54:41] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[17:09:42] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[17:24:43] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[17:28:23] Writing local files
[17:28:24] Completed 455000 out of 500000 steps  (91 percent)
[17:43:25] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[17:58:26] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[18:13:27] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[18:18:17] Writing local files
[18:18:17] Completed 460000 out of 500000 steps  (92 percent)
[18:33:18] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[18:48:19] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[19:03:19] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[19:07:35] Writing local files
[19:07:36] Completed 465000 out of 500000 steps  (93 percent)
[19:22:36] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[19:37:37] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[19:52:38] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[19:56:14] Writing local files
[19:56:14] Unit 1's deadline (September 25 19:17) has passed.
[19:56:14] Going to interrupt core and move on to next unit...
[19:56:14] Completed 470000 out of 500000 steps  (94 percent)
[19:56:14] Unit 1's deadline (September 25 19:17) has passed.
[19:56:14] Going to interrupt core and move on to next unit...
[20:11:15] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[20:26:17] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[20:41:18] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[20:56:20] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[21:01:05] Writing local files
[21:01:05] Unit 1's deadline (September 25 19:17) has passed.
[21:01:05] Going to interrupt core and move on to next unit...
[21:01:06] Completed 475000 out of 500000 steps  (95 percent)
[21:01:06] Unit 1's deadline (September 25 19:17) has passed.
[21:01:06] Going to interrupt core and move on to next unit...
[21:16:07] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[21:31:09] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[21:46:12] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[22:01:14] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[22:08:29] Writing local files
[22:08:29] Unit 1's deadline (September 25 19:17) has passed.
[22:08:29] Going to interrupt core and move on to next unit...
[22:08:31] Completed 480000 out of 500000 steps  (96 percent)
[22:08:31] Unit 1's deadline (September 25 19:17) has passed.
[22:08:31] Going to interrupt core and move on to next unit...
[22:23:32] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[22:38:32] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[22:38:49] - Autosending finished units...
[22:38:49] Trying to send all finished work units
[22:38:49] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[22:38:49] - Autosend completed
[22:53:33] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[23:08:33] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[23:09:57] Writing local files
[23:09:57] Unit 1's deadline (September 25 19:17) has passed.
[23:09:57] Going to interrupt core and move on to next unit...
[23:09:58] Completed 485000 out of 500000 steps  (97 percent)
[23:09:58] Unit 1's deadline (September 25 19:17) has passed.
[23:09:58] Going to interrupt core and move on to next unit...
[23:24:58] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[23:39:58] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[23:54:58] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[00:01:13] Writing local files
[00:01:13] Unit 1's deadline (September 25 19:17) has passed.
[00:01:13] Going to interrupt core and move on to next unit...
[00:01:13] Completed 490000 out of 500000 steps  (98 percent)
[00:01:13] Unit 1's deadline (September 25 19:17) has passed.
[00:01:13] Going to interrupt core and move on to next unit...
[00:16:14] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[00:31:14] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[00:46:14] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[00:52:03] Writing local files
[00:52:03] Unit 1's deadline (September 25 19:17) has passed.
[00:52:03] Going to interrupt core and move on to next unit...
[00:52:03] Completed 495000 out of 500000 steps  (99 percent)
[00:52:03] Unit 1's deadline (September 25 19:17) has passed.
[00:52:03] Going to interrupt core and move on to next unit...
[01:07:04] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[01:22:05] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[01:37:06] Timered checkpoint triggered.
[01:37:47] Writing local files
[01:37:47] Unit 1's deadline (September 25 19:17) has passed.
[01:37:47] Going to interrupt core and move on to next unit...
[01:37:48] Completed 500000 out of 500000 steps  (100 percent)
[01:37:48] Unit 1's deadline (September 25 19:17) has passed.
[01:37:48] Going to interrupt core and move on to next unit...
[01:37:48] Writing final coordinates.
[01:37:50] Past main M.D. loop
[01:37:50] Will end MPI now
[01:38:50] 
[01:38:50] Finished Work Unit:
[01:38:50] Unit 1's deadline (September 25 19:17) has passed.
[01:38:50] Going to interrupt core and move on to next unit...
[01:38:50] - Reading up to 3714144 from "work/wudata_01.arc": Read 3714144
[01:38:50] - Reading up to 1928596 from "work/wudata_01.xtc": Read 1928596
[01:38:50] goefile size: 0
[01:38:50] logfile size: 50955
[01:38:50] Leaving Run
[01:38:51] - Writing 5698095 bytes of core data to disk...
[01:38:51]   ... Done.
[01:38:52] - Failed to delete work/wudata_01.sas
[01:38:52] - Failed to delete work/wudata_01.goe
[01:38:52] Warning:  check for stray files
[01:38:52] - Shutting down core
[01:40:52] 
[01:40:52] Folding@home Core Shutdown: FINISHED_UNIT
[01:40:52] 
[01:40:52] Folding@home Core Shutdown: FINISHED_UNIT
[01:40:58] CoreStatus = 64 (100)
[01:40:58] Sending work to server


[01:40:58] + Attempting to send results
[01:40:58] - Reading file work/wuresults_01.dat from core
[01:40:58]   (Read 5698095 bytes from disk)
[01:44:26] - Uploaded at ~26 kB/s
[01:44:26] - Averaged speed for that direction ~26 kB/s
[01:44:26] + Results successfully sent
[01:44:26] Thank you for your contribution to Folding@Home.
[01:44:26] + Starting local stats count at 1
[01:46:30] - Warning: Could not delete all work unit files (1): Core returned invalid code
[01:46:30] Trying to send all finished work units
[01:46:30] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[01:46:30] + -oneunit flag given and have now finished a unit. Exiting.***** Got a SIGTERM signal (2)
[01:46:30] Killing all core threads

Folding@Home Client Shutdown.
 
wow that is pretty odd - stanford may be interested to see that it basically ignored the deadline :o

glad you still got the points for it as if that's happening to others they'd have got annoyed if it didn't start a new WU and didn't give points either - of course it would be better if it worked properly :p
 
Even Uncle F call the server I have here as 'exotic' :p
Then added to that there's the SS factor that everything works for me in a different way to everone else.

The law of averages says that at lease once it should break to my favour, after all the non-favourable times I've messed up :rolleyes::p:D
 
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